The Republican journal., 1887-12-29

| mill has been enlarged and to keep up with
| their Increasing business they are erecting an
other mill, as has been mentioned elsewhere
| The manufacture of clothing has increased
All the old firms have done well. II. 0. Dodge
and Lawrence & Gates have buitn factories
to keep UP with their increasing business. The
former employs seventy people at his factory.
The business offhe late W. NJ. Priest has been
sold to w. A. Clark. Mr.. Selwyn Thompson
has opened new shop for the manufacture OF
vests. Mr.. Quimby, Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Pen
dleton have all prospered. Mr.. Wayand
| knowlton has begun the manufacture of boots
and shoes in the foundry building. While he
manufactures on small scale it is believed that
| his enterprise is the nucleus of another shoe
| factory.
| MARINE MATTERS.
| AS has been the case for several years Bel
| fast is losing its merchant marine. and tonnage
| has decreased One vessel. the Florida. has
| been sold, and four have been lost-the VIM.
| G. Eade, Nathan Clifford, Earl and Helen Mar.
| The latter vessel and the sloop New Era were
| added to the fleet during the year. The New
| Era has been changed into schooner. One
vessel has been built, the barkentine Frances,
GA tons. She was built by Mr.. George W. Cot
trel for Baltimore parties. Freights have been
fully as good as last year. and the vessels that
have escaped accidents have paid fair diyi-
dcnds. The following have been the casualties
to the Belfast fleet: Feb f. sch. Charlotte r.
Sibey collilcd with sch. r. &. Spear in the St.
Johns river, CARRYING away head gear March
l.th. sch St johns was run into of Sandy
Hook by the English steamer Fern Holme, car
rylilg away boWsprit and all head gear attach
ed. The vessel reached Vineyard Haven and
towed to Belfast. The schooner and steamer
were both libe!lcd and the cases have been tried
but no decisions reached. May oath, sch. Pcnot-
scot was run into oil Sandy Hook by steamer
Wyanoke of the Old Dominion Line and totally
dismasted, and sustained other damages to the
extent of 5000. Vessel towed to Belfast for
repairs. Steamer and schooner libelled and the
matter is in court. May 9th, sch. Daylight,
built ard partially owned in Belfast. ran ashore
on ledgeS off Georges Island. Came off and
towed to Bangor. July 24th, sch. William &.
Eade went ashore at Mt. Desert bridge and
was lost. July 2Sth, sch. Abraham Richardson
with load of paving. went ashore in Belfast
harbor above the bridge. but came off with
slight damage. Aug. 18th, sch. Nathan Clifford
went ashore near BCothbay and was a total
loss. Aug. 23d. sch. George b. Ferguson struck
hy Lightning in North river, New York. aud
dl>masted. Sept. 9th. sch. Earl with a load of
paving sprang aieak oil Cape Elizabeth and
sank. Oct. 24th sch. Charley Eucki dragged
ashore at Seal Iarbor and was quite badly
damaged flowed TO Belfast for repairs. Nov.
lith. sch Helen Mar colded witt: the Pollock
Rip light ship, di>masteu and became total
loss. Nov. 18th, sch. Annie l.. McNeen collid-
ed with sch. Annie T. Murch on the shoals.
Dee. 9th. sch. Pcnobscot was run into at
Jacksonville by river steamboat and slightly
damaged Dec 10th. sch. Daylight di>mastcd
off Block Island. and toWetl in. Dee. 12t h. sch
William Frederick was run into in Chesapeake
Bay. 10y IA tug boat and towed to Baltimore for
repairs. Dec. %, sch. A. Iiayford towed into
HyanniS, with rud,ier zone and other damage.
DEATHS AND MARRIAGES..
iHeic nave "eeH ,ut seventy -ohe "el',is ihis
!e'lI a7a,hs. seNehtS->iN 'a>t year, ah' lour
FORMER belfast people VINO aleu abroad We're
brOupht
tiis year. tnirts -iour were mates ana thirty
seven lenltleS. rive were uhdeF zen years OF
age one between zen ana twenty TOUR between
twenty ana thifty. slN between thiriI ana ior-
~ seven between FORTY ana hlly' thirteen tie,
tween My ana sixty, hlne between SIXTY and
seventy. Twelve between seventy ana elGhty,
eleven between eighty and ninety, and three
between ninety and one hundred years or age.
fourteen died OF consumption. seven OF heart
disease elshi OF old age slX OF paralysis. hNe
from general debility, four OF cancer, four Of
dropsy. Two OF insanity. three unknown, two
cholera lnfahtuhl, two Bright disease, and one
eacn from pneumonia, efy>lpei2S, marasmus,
,,l,r'rod s,,Innr suiJ, I;,,or .ni ha.,t trn,,r
Bile, cholera morbu., typhoid fever apoplexv
inflammation of the bowels. and bilious fever.
Among the dead for the year 1887 were
Capt Darius Doak, Mrs. DIR. Moody, Capt. II.
o. Patterson, Charles f. Griffin. Jacob y. Cot
trell Wm B. White, Charles j. Burgess Jas
NJ a Ii
more, Joseph Wight and George r. Sweetser.
There have been tiftv-two weddings this year
against tftv-one last wear Three COUPLES were
published but for reasons best known to them
selves were not niarrled. oi thlrty couples
o'. i,i ,''e" III ~. n 'o.' ~oi'
n iita m;, pniSst n , ~ ""o ~ WV
~, tho ,ra,.o. ~ u,on'n fon alro.I .rhpnra
Va. .' hn1 nne wall;m,s in ,lo Iann,r, n ,hron IN
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Nav six- in INN. thrn. in Jnl,- fn,,r IN a..
,n.t fn,,r in s"ntnmhnr .ix in Gctlher ii fy, IL,
EnvnmI,nr mi soxnn in nono,nhor ,hn h..st
mon,h for thn va,r - ~ '"0 'o''
FIRES.
There has been but one serious conflagration
the block of six stores on High street. known
as Phoenix Row. which took place June 18th,
at a loss Of $4,000. After this fire an increase
of Insurance rates was threatened unless
steam fire engine was procured. and steamer
was hired. but fortunately was never used at
fire. The engine was returned after the COM
plcton of the water works. The other fires
We're the burning of a dry house at Mathews
Bros. MILL one at Gates & Stickney'> store in
the journal building, the Sheehan house. Col
Inns Mccarthy house, at George Wells store,
Edward AmeS house and small fire at VIM.
ilaugli's. The dates Of The fires may be found
in the record below.
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